# A new amp? Easter egg? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [March 24, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148 "2026-03-24T01:43:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matthewk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@matthewk](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/matthewk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/1 "2026-03-24T01:43:28Z")
![IMG_1343](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/msbtechnology/original/1X/f6644b0ee51b190928affce1d3128b91926687e8.jpeg) Gents, what amp is this? ---
**Author:** ![Dustin\_Symanski](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.msbtechnology.com/dustin_symanski/32/680_2.png) [@Dustin\_Symanski](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Dustin_Symanski)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/2 "2026-03-24T02:20:10Z")
This is the S500, we have been shipping them for many years now. ---
**Author:** ![matthewk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@matthewk](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/matthewk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/3 "2026-03-24T02:34:04Z")
![IMG_1345](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/msbtechnology/original/1X/461e4f871270242695ed1c54d2a39892ee732b6c.jpeg) ![IMG_1344](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/msbtechnology/original/1X/c7bcef02d3bfc9f4f301c07fef91c688660fc8bf.jpeg) That doesn’t look like the back of my S500? Did something change mine is less than a year old. ---
**Author:** ![Dustin\_Symanski](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.msbtechnology.com/dustin_symanski/32/680_2.png) [@Dustin\_Symanski](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Dustin_Symanski)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/4 "2026-03-24T03:28:10Z")
They are now built inverted (upside down) because we found that there were a couple of large capacitor leakages on newly produced amps that potentially could have been avoided if the amplifier was broken in while it was inverted. All the internals are the same, only the jack panel changed. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Turnquist](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.msbtechnology.com/kevin_turnquist/32/683_2.png) [@Kevin\_Turnquist](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Kevin_Turnquist)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/5 "2026-03-24T14:07:48Z")
Just a small update, it took a while to find its way on to the [product page](https://msbtechnology.com/amplifiers/s500/), but it’s there. ![10500005 - S500 - Black - Jackpanel Gallery - 2000px](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/msbtechnology/original/1X/631ab96334e707e1cd02023ab514bf3ef5b61928.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Francis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.msbtechnology.com/daniel_francis/32/681_2.png) [@Daniel\_Francis](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Daniel_Francis)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/6 "2026-03-24T14:25:16Z")
Hahahaha, sharp eyes @matthewk ! We are always tinkering on products here 😉 ---
**Author:** ![matthewk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@matthewk](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/matthewk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/7 "2026-03-24T15:10:10Z")
Thanks! Did anything else change? ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Francis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.msbtechnology.com/daniel_francis/32/681_2.png) [@Daniel\_Francis](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Daniel_Francis)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/8 "2026-03-24T15:43:23Z")
Nope! We just flipped the core. The new jackpanel was required to keep the marking and labels upright. I put on some bigger feet, but functionally, they are indentical. ---
**Author:** ![QuadDiffuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47c2d/32.png) [@QuadDiffuser](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/QuadDiffuser)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/9 "2026-03-26T05:45:06Z")
Love the less angular, near-perpendicular speaker binding posts; they work best that way to accommodate stiff “audiophile” speaker cables. 👍🏻 ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Francis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.msbtechnology.com/daniel_francis/32/681_2.png) [@Daniel\_Francis](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Daniel_Francis)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/10 "2026-03-26T14:55:20Z")
You are 100% the impetus for this new layout John. Thanks for the constructive feedback over the years. We are listening 😉 ---
**Author:** ![QuadDiffuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47c2d/32.png) [@QuadDiffuser](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/QuadDiffuser)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/a-new-amp-easter-egg/1148/11 "2026-03-26T16:07:51Z")
Hey Daniel, Super gratifying to be heard, and to be able to help in this way. You guys are just too cool! Cheers, J